‘Monsters vs. Aliens’
Rating: PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.
What it’s about: The government has the monsters locked up until the aliens invade and we need monster help.
The Kid Attractor Factor: 3-D animation, big sight gags, a few kiddie-gross moments.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Don’t let someone else lower your expectations or limit your possibilities.
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Violence: Pretty serious “sci-fi” action brawls.
Language: Mild.
Sex: None at all.
Drugs: None.
Parents’ advisory: Adults will recognize the old horror movie creatures mocked in this fun-for-the-whole-family sci-fi mashup.
‘The Haunting in Connecticut’
Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of terror and disturbing images.
What it’s about: A stressed family moves into an old funeral home and is shocked, shocked, to see ghosts.
The Kid Attractor Factor: Things that go bump and “boo” in the night.
Good lessons/bad lessons: If the rent is cheap, there’s probably something the real estate agent left out.
Violence: Yes.
Language: Not as much profanity as you might expect.
Sex: None.
Drugs: Alcohol is abused.
Parents’ advisory: A horror movie that is Amityville-ish in tone, with shocks but not gore.